Case studies
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Oxfordshire Community Land Trust: Creating homes that are affordable and empowering
Content by Booster Fund
Discover how the Community Shares Booster Fund supported a community business to improve the lives of people in housing need…
1 week 5 days
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Reading Hydro: A renewable energy venture, powered by the community
Content by Booster Fund
Discover how a group of people turned a green energy idea into reality, by raising finance through community share offers.
2 months 1 week
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Stokes Croft Land Trust: Keeping local assets in the hands of local people
Content by Booster Fund
When the area that spawned street artist Banksy came under threat from price-hiking property developers, a group stepped in and bought a building to offer affordable space to local creatives,…
4 months 1 week
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York Supplies: Continuing the legacy of a ‘kind place’ to shop
Content by Booster Fund
When a local trader decided to retire, customers of his much-loved Birmingham store rallied round to preserve it as a valued community hub.
6 months
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Zion Bristol: Keeping a vital resource at the heart of a community
Content by Booster Fund
Thanks to a community share offer, a local café and hub can continue life as home to a wide range of groups, activities and essential support for those in need…
10 months
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Mustard Seed Property: Making space for people to flourish
Content by Booster Fund
More than £1 million in community shares have been raised to create safe and supportive homes for vulnerable adults and those at risk of homelessness in the South West.
10 months
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The George Community – saving a popular pub at the centre of village life
Content by Booster Fund
Thanks to a successful community share offer, the residents of a Kent village have made sure their friendly local continues to bring people together.
10 months
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Caistor and District Community Trust: Breathing life back into the heart of a market town
Content by Booster Fund
A phenomenal £2.4 million has been raised through a community owned venture to restore historic buildings and revitalise a Lincolnshire town centre.
1 year
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Flo’s – the happy place in the park that’s a community-owned success story
Content by Booster Fund
Discover how a decommissioned children’s centre in Oxford was transformed into a busy, buzzy, welcoming place for all thanks to a dedicated group of people who formed a community benefit society...
1 year 2 months
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Kingsley Holt Centre: Saving a vital social space that connects the community
Content by Booster Fund
When their local chapel closed, a group of Midlands villagers sprang into action to take over the building and retain it as a meeting place for everyone to enjoy…
1 year 2 months
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Grimsby Community Energy: saving money and saving the planet
Content by Booster Fund
Find out more about the co-op that’s tackling the climate and energy crises by installing solar panels, raising awareness and helping businesses become energy efficient…
1 year 3 months
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The Ultimate Picture Palace: A co-operative screen saver
Content by Booster Fund
Discover what happened when a group of east Oxford residents sprang into action to keep a much-loved cultural venue at the heart of their community…
1 year 3 months
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Heptonstall Post Office: Saving the ‘beating heart’ of a Yorkshire village
Content by Booster Fund
When the threat of losing their local post office loomed, the people of Heptonstall formed a community benefit society to ensure it wasn’t turned into an Air BnB…
1 year 3 months
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Friends of the Joiners Arms – a ground-breaking community shares venture
Content by Booster Fund
With pay-it-forward shares, a colourful campaign, celebrity backing and younger investors, the UK’s first LGBTQ venue share offer was a resounding, pioneering success…
1 year 5 months
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Holmfirth Tech: A space that gives the local community what it needs
Content by Booster Fund
The closure of a venue in Holmfirth galvanised residents into action, resulting in the community buying and revitalising a local building to give people a valuable shared space.
1 year 11 months
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The heart of a community, saved by the community
Content by Booster Fund
Pulling together, local people from a Cumbrian parish raised the funds to keep their local pub going – and preserve a cherished focal point for their community.
1 year 11 months